Identification of the protein folding transition state from molecular dynamics trajectories

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 130, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Muff, S ^a   Caflisch, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DYNAMICS; FREE ENERGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

COARSE-GRAINED DESCRIPTIONS; DIRECT TRANSITIONS; ENERGY MINIMUM; ENERGY PROFILES; FOLDING PROCESS; FOLDING TRANSITION STATE; FREE-ENERGY SURFACES; IN-VITRO; MARKOV STATE MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS TRAJECTORIES; MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NODES AND LINKS; TRANSITION STATE;

PROTEIN FOLDING;

PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN FOLDING; THERMODYNAMICS;

MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 63649158574     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3099705     Document Type: Article

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